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I am posting three more previously unpublished 1904 photos from a scrapbook album which I recently acquired. The above photo is probably the sharpest image ever shown of the spectators at the Westbury grandstand at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

Here is what lower Manhattan and New York Harbor looked like in 1904. That's the Brooklyn Bridge to the right. In the center is the 58-ton Tug Primrose built on January 8, 1903 by William D. Ford of Athens, New York for R.J.Foster. Its 15 1/2" x 20" engine was built by Skinner & Arnold. You gotta love Google!

Here, driver George Heath in his French #7 Panhard can be seen waving to the crowd after completing the initial lap of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Heath went on to win the first international road race held in the United States.

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.